In February 2023, it was announced that Justin Lin would be directing an independent drama film based on the 2019 Outside Magazine article "The Last Days of John Allen Chau" by Alex Perry. Ben Ripley would write the screenplay. [4] [5] The project was developed by The Gotham Group.Justin Lin is also a producer, alongside Andrew Schneider, Sal Gatdula, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson and ...

Last Days: Directed by Justin Lin. With Sky Yang, Radhika Apte, Marny Kennedy, Apinderdeep Singh. A 26-year-old missionary journeys to the remote North Sentinel Island, determined to convert an isolated tribe, while authorities attempt to intervene before potential harm occurs.

Feb 2, 2025 · In late 2018, the story of an American evangelical Christian missionary, John Allen Chau, took the world by storm when a visit to North Sentinel Island left him for dead. Last Days is as frustrating to watch as it is to try to understand this avoidable tragedy.

Jan 29, 2025 · That’s the mystery director Justin Lin attempts to solve with “Last Days,” prompting an unexpected return to Sundance more than two decades after “Better Luck Tomorrow” launched his career...

Jan 28, 2025 · A review of 'Last Days,' which brings Justin Lin back to the Sundance for first time in 23 years with a true story of ill-fated Christian missionary John Chau.

Jan 28, 2025 · Justin Lin's drama 'Last Days' relates the true-life tale of a young missionary who met his doom while attempting to convert an isolated tribe.

Jan 28, 2025 · Justin Lin’s Last Days (2025) will undoubtedly find its audience. With no clear stance on John Allen Chau’s choices, Lin attempts to make you cry for John instead of deeply unpacking the fact that his death was far from written into destiny.

Jan 24, 2025 · Last Days ended up being a very personal project for Lin, forcing him to examine his own choices as a father while exploring how family and societal pressures shaped this one young man’s life...

Jan 25, 2025 · Last Days, which bows at Sundance on Jan. 28, tells the story of John Allen Chau, a Christian missionary who in 2018 illegally traveled to the North Sentinel island in a misbegotten attempt to...

Jan 27, 2025 · Justin Lin discussed his new indie 'Last Days' and the challenge of creating original work in the age of the "algorithm loop" at our Sundance Studio.